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Relocation offered to all Long Lane residents

9/23/2016


By Tom Marshall
Senior Advocate writer

The Kentucky Dept. for Environmental Protection has announced that it is providing for a 90-day temporary relocation of all residents living on Long Lane.

All residents accepting the offer to relocate will be reimbursed for their housing and living expenses during this period, according to a notice sent to county judge-executive Wally Johnson.

Residents must make arrangements to be moved from their properties no later than Sunday, Sept. 25, the notice states.

In the notice, the Dept. for Environmental Protection said the temporary relocation was being offered for several reasons.

1. To protect the safety of the residents while the cleanup activities are implemented. Due to the physical hazards posed by the heavy equipment and trucks that will be used to clean up the properties, the notice says it would be safer for the residents to be relocated while the work is being conducted.

2. To respect the wishes of several residents along Long Lane who have requested to be moved from their properties during the cleanup.
3. To allow the contractor to complete the cleanup in the most expeditious way possible.

The notice states that “there is no data that indicates any health risk to the residents posed by the remediation of their properties. It is out of an abundance of caution that the residents are being relocated until the cleanup can be completed.”

Residents who relocate will not be allowed to return to their properties until the end of the 90-day relocation period, or until the dept. notifies them that they can return, the agency states in the notice.
“It will be the responsibility of the residents to make arrangements for moving their household items and belongings from their homes and properties no later than Sunday, Sept. 25,” the notice states.
Security will be provided for the site while the homes are empty, according to the agency.

Residents choosing not to relocate do so with the understanding that there will be heavy equipment and large trucks moving into and out of the Long Lane area, the notice states, becoming more frequent starting the week of Sept. 26.

“The dept. and its contractors cannot guarantee the safety of the residents while the cleanup activities are conducted,” the notice states.
Anyone with questions is asked to call Tim Hubbard, office of the director, Division of Waste Management in Frankfort, at 502-782-6660.